Katarina Sederholm

Katarina Sederholm, married Hoff (born 19 June 1968) is a Finnish-Norwegian female shot putter and weightlifter.

Katarina Sederholm

Personal information
Full name	Katarina Sederholm Hoff
Born	19 June 1968
Weight	94.35 kg (208.0 lb)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	+75 kg
Team	National team
Updated on 28 September 2016.

She competed at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in her native Finland, but finished last.[1] She never became Finnish champion, but won the Finnish indoor championships in 1997.[2]

In 1998 she became a Norwegian citizen, and competed at the 1998 European Championships, again without reaching the final.[3] She became Norwegian champion in 1998, 1999 and 2000 before she retired. She represented the club Stjørdal FIK.[4]

Her personal best throw was 17.49 metres, achieved in 1996.[5] When becoming Norwegian, she immediately set a Norwegian indoor record with 17.25 metres in Stange. The Norwegian outdoor record was 99 centimetres shorter, and when the outdoor season approached, Sederholm set three Norwegian records in a Bislett stadion meet in May 1998: 16.62—16.73—17.00 metres. She improved further to 17.09 metres in June 1998 in Lidingö and 17.11 metres in July 1998 in Hämeenkyrö.[6] The outdoor and indoor records still stand.

As a weightlifter she competed in the +75 kg category when representing Norway at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[7] She won the bronze medal in the 83+ class at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
1999	Piraeus, Greece	+75 kg	100	100	100	---	---	---	---	---	0	---
1998	Lahti, Finland	+75 kg	92.5	97.5	100	8	120	125	125	7	222.5	7

References

1. "Women Shot Put European Championships 1994 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
2. "Finnish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. "Women Shot Put European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
4. "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
5. "S". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
6. "Rekordenes Utvikling/Progression of the Records Women Tekniske øvelser/Field events". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
7. "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Katariina Sederholm". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

External links

• Katarina Sederholm at World Athletics